Tuesday March 17th Alex
Kayford Mountain, West Virginia
Tuesday March 3rd - Nic
Shark Finning
Nick Bryant Shark Finning
1. Shark Finning has increased significantly over the past 15 years, and is becoming more successful and abundant. Explain some ways for why you think this is happening. (Hint: long lines)
2. If shark fin soup is not only the cause for the decline in shark populations by over 80% in the past 5 decades why are countries so hesitant to stop it or ban it?
3. There are many economical reasons why this poaching of sharks exist, what were the two main reasons that were shown in the presentation?
4. Say for example it wasn’t sharks that were being poached for their fins but another species like Tuna fish, do you think it would have the same impact that the sharks are beginning to have today?
5. Why do you think the people in china and Asia are willing to pay 150$ for a bowl of soup that is potentially harmful to them when there are other alternatives like the vegetarian shark fin?
6. Every issue usually has a moral aspect to it, and in this case the Finning of LIVE animals is at question. Do you think that if countries choose not to ban it there should be mandatory guidelines instated by the United Nations preventing the removal of fins and then throwing live sharks back into the water to drown, starve, or be eaten?
7. What are some ways that we can reduce the impact of the shark Finning while organizations and environmental activist try to prevent it all together?
CLAM BURPS
SOMETHING IS NOT FISHY HERE
DEAD ZONES
"THE DEAD ZONES IN THE GULF"
NPR LIving On Earth
NASA
THE NORTH WEST
"THE DEAD ZONES IN THE NORTHWEST:
NPR Living On Earth
Tuesday March 17th Alex
Kayford Mountain, West Virginia
Tuesday March 3rd - Nic
Shark Finning
Nick Bryant
Shark Finning
1. Shark Finning has increased significantly over the past 15 years, and is becoming more successful and abundant. Explain some ways for why you think this is happening. (Hint: long lines)
2. If shark fin soup is not only the cause for the decline in shark populations by over 80% in the past 5 decades why are countries so hesitant to stop it or ban it?
3. There are many economical reasons why this poaching of sharks exist, what were the two main reasons that were shown in the presentation?
4. Say for example it wasn’t sharks that were being poached for their fins but another species like Tuna fish, do you think it would have the same impact that the sharks are beginning to have today?
5. Why do you think the people in china and Asia are willing to pay 150$ for a bowl of soup that is potentially harmful to them when there are other alternatives like the vegetarian shark fin?
6. Every issue usually has a moral aspect to it, and in this case the Finning of LIVE animals is at question. Do you think that if countries choose not to ban it there should be mandatory guidelines instated by the United Nations preventing the removal of fins and then throwing live sharks back into the water to drown, starve, or be eaten?
7. What are some ways that we can reduce the impact of the shark Finning while organizations and environmental activist try to prevent it all together?
Bonus WATER ! !
Water Foot Print
Tuesday March 3rd - Sam
E- WASTE
Dead Zones
Thursday April 9th - Nick
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/our-oceans/pollution/trash-vortex?MM_URL=http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/our-oceans/pollut
ion/trash-vortex
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVwuPSLx2Xc http://science.howstuffworks.com/great-pacific-garbage-patch.htm
http://www.naturalnews.com/022885.html
Tuesday April 14th - Andrew
Tuesday April 21st - Hallie
Tuesday April 28th
Tuesday May 5th
"The Salt of the Earth"
<--- LinK ! ! How much salt is a problem ?
Effects of Road Deicing Salts on Groundwater Systems
Fish Farming and First Nations
Fish Farming Issues Sea Lice and Fish FarmingSalmon Farming and Pollution